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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Steph Brawn

Boris Johnson BLOCKS Labour bid to hold no confidence vote in government

Boris Johnson has said it will not give Keir Starmer time in the House of Commons for the vote to go ahead

BORIS Johnson has blocked Labour's bid to hold a vote of no confidence in the Tory government.

Keir Starmer's party planned to table the motion on Tuesday with a vote to follow on Wednesday in the hope of stopping the now caretaker Prime Minister from holding onto his post until September 5, when it has been announced a new party leader will be in place.

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